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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Arecales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 031-02-002:
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sabal palmetto
COMMON NAME:
Cabbage Palmetto
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JK Marlow jkm0303a_23
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0303b_01
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0303b_03
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0303b_07
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
Branchless palm tree to 65' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm0303e_12
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
Leaf segments filamentous on margin and usually at tip, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
COMPARE
Palm and Palmetto species
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JK Marlow jkm0303e_19
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
Leaves have a prominent arching midrib, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0303f_21
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm090514_042
May
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JK Marlow jkm170520_971
May Calhoun County SC
In cultivation
Fruits shiny, black, dry, 6-12mm in diameter, with one brown seed, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm170520_977
May Calhoun County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm170520_978
May Calhoun County SC
In cultivation
Flowers [and furit] in large, much-branched, drooping clusters, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Keith Bradley kab_sabal_palmetto_72400
July
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Keith Bradley kab_sabal_palmetto_79830
September
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Keith Bradley kab_sabal_palmetto_79831
September
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Sonny Eppes cwe_beachsun15lr
November Charleston County SC
Trunk generally of uniform diameter from base to summit, constant with age, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.